review, comment on, opine, report to you out on, participate in report out to you in a hearing on the term sheet. >> thank you. i appreciate that. i certainly want to ensure we respect the voice of cac, which we have created. i know the cac has had ample opportunity to hear but we should have allowed time for them to respond and have a dialogue so they can actually advise the board of supervisors, mayor and port on their thoughts regarding the fiscal feasibility. i wish we at least personally had been able to think about this a couple weeks ago. i'm hearing this yesterday completely agreed but i know we set this date for a while now. i think around the substantive portion s of the process, whether it is the eir and term sheet and of course any type of zoning approvals that we absolutely have to ensure the cac is given ample time to disz and respond to city

in terms of their perspective and principals they like to guide this project. i appreciate that commitment, thank you. >> thank you. if there are no questions open the item up for public comment. i'm going to be calling from stack of speak of speaker cards. when you hear your name line up against the wall. each person will be given two minutes. for those who have finished speaking if i ask you to perhaps leave the room and go to overflow to allow for another members of the public to come in and speak, that would be wonderful. why don't we begin. here are the namesly be calling. karl jones. huey lu. rachel w, manual hernandez, eddie james, karen woods, ron miguel, jeffrey

leibowitz. if you hear your name line up. i will ask the first speaker to come up. >> hello, good afternoon. karl jones come on behalf of seasoned ticket holders for the golden state warriors. we question that you look at the project and get it going. also a retired union man so definitely looking forward to it being built and getting jobs to union families in san francisco. also we need to have the project done so if everybody has been following the warriors the time this project is done we will be raising a world championship banner. let's get it done. >> next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i want to speak behalf of

chinese citizen alliance. and want to keep it short. so i live in san francisco for many years. i love this city. it think it is important for san francisco to have its team. i heard golden state warriors was once played in san francisco. i think it is time to bring them back home. in addition, i think it is a good idea to use the portland because otherwise it would be unused. finally good for small business and opportunities for collecting tax revenue. therefore i really hope we can move forward with this project. thank you. please hold the microphone to you. >> supervisors, may i ask -- have permission to be

her interpreter. >> absolutely. >> she speaks in chinese. >> we will have two minutes for conversation and two minutes for the interpretation. >> sure. >> my name is rachel. i'm speaking to support the arena project. i believe it is good to have open space so people

can exercise t'ai chi and a place for seniors to rest in the plaza and good for them to visit. without this project there will be no use of the space so i believe it is important for the city to do. i hope you will support moving this process forward. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors. former vice chair of rin con cac, current member of 38th briept street across from 30, 32. i have been involved with development on 30, 32 for probably the last ten years. big booster for the cruise terminal. first i want to thank supervisor avalos, supervisor chu and supervisor kim for their thoughtful comments. i think they are important. i think you have expressed what the cac was trying to express. i want to echo supervisor

avalos's comments about the comments at 105 feet. i expect this project will ask for a variance, a favor from the city. favors come with a price. i think the economic driver is going to be what they build on seawall lot 330, including what they build on the pier. i want to say one other thing, i was taken by comments of the executive director of the port, monique. she acknowledged difficulties the port has been having developing this site. she focused on the port. never once in her comments did she say anything about the 6,000 residential units directly across the street and the thousands upon thousands of residents that are stake holders that have moved into this neighborhood, taken and put their money at risk in this neighborhood. that is an important element. that is why there is cac. i just want to make sure

this body acknowledges that, thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, i'm karin woods, an alternate to pier 30, 32cac and water front activist many years. i'm not here to talk about whether or not the arena should be on 30, 32. i want to join katy and other members of the cac to talk about the process. the conceptual framework informed the fiscal feasibility study, which will in turn inform the term sheet. what we were hoping was that we could slow the process down enough so we could ask the questions we've got, we have a lot, before we get too deeply

into a fixed program so we could ask the questions before the city spends a lot, or the warriors spend a lot of money on the eir and entitlement process. we appreciate the fact the scoping meeting has been moved to mid-january and the port approved moving the term sheets to later on. the issue is to give the cac the opportunity to address the actually issues not on a nimby and cheerleader basis but on the fact of the deal. we will appreciate your help getting there, thank you. >> thank you. may call a few more names. ramon hernandez, rosenthal,

rhene, tony. >> i'm ron miguel i'm a member of the piers 30, 32 cac. i agree and disagree with our chair, katy, who has by the way been doing a very excellent job under sometimes exasperating circumstances. the cac has been nothing other than a public information office up to this point. i have talked to katy and others. i think there is pretty much agreement we should start operating as the cac, particularly by january. i firmly believe we will. to get to the fiscal feasibility study perhaps because of my background with the planning commission and before i have a better idea why that was put in place by your then colleague on the board meetings aaron peskin. it was a test in effect to see whether the project

would fly. pretty much in more formal words the way harvey rose put it, i have read the fiscal feasibility study and looked at harvey rose's comments, someone i respect very much and serves very well. i did not sign the letter that went to you because do i believe you should approve this resolution today and pass it on to the full board for its action. i believe the eir has to commence that the work on the term sheet and eir will by its very process in the city answer the questions that are still before us so i urge you to move forward on the resolution. >> thank you.

>> good afternoon, adrian simi, field representative with carpenter's local 22. one billion, that's got to get your attention, including 120 million for infrastructure that you tell me does san francisco have that. we have a privately funded developer that is willing to take a risk and spend that money. now what is that for local 22. we can broad en it to what is in it for san francisco. supervisor avalos, 25% local hire. 50% of those will be apprentices directly here from san francisco. i don't know if there are apprentices but we are over loaded and billed with apprentices and preap presentations. this will provide 2,600 construction jobs over a

three-year period. three-quarters of the time some of these apprentices can spend on that job will complete their apprenticeship. that is three-quarters of the time needed in a four-year apprenticeship they can possibly work on that single job alone. that is pension, health fund and future, security for their families and a way to stay in san francisco. i'm confident by your vote because i think this is the way to go. i think you are all progressive enough to know this is bringing jobs to san francisco. it is keeping folks, residents in san francisco. put san francisco back to work. bring warriors back home where they belong. i'm old enough to remember them playing at the cow palace that, is where i first saw them. they need to be back in san francisco, thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> hello, supervisors. thanks for having me today. my name is ryan row.

i'm a san francisco resident. i'm also a graduate of san francisco state university. while in school i had the opportunity to be an intern with the golden state warriors. that was an opportunity i'm thankful for. i think it's helped me in my career. being able to stay here in san francisco. i think having the warriors in the city will bring those types of similar opportunities to students and kids and families that i was able to have and make it more important to have internships with the teams and move their careers along. i think the warriors should be in san francisco as well. i think the opportunity is there for students will be more visible and easily achieved if the warriors are here in san francisco, thank you.

>> thank you. madam chair, members of the committee, my name sal lex rosenthal. i'm here with the california music and culture association. as i believe you know, cmac is california's only trade association representing that life interest. we are industry representatives, nightclub owner, artists, fans dedicated to enrichment and preservation of music and culture in california. a 6,000 to 17,000 seat venue will certainly fill a critical void. cmac is hoping this will augment the burgeoning night life and restaurant scene with an influx of new visitors. we also look forward to working with the warriors to make sure their venue is self managed and local talent and promoters are able to take advantage of proposed new facility. thanks very much.

>> thank you. >> madam chair and members, i'm with the san francisco travel association. we couldn't be more supportive of this effort to bring a world class sports and entertainment arena to san francisco. as you know, tourism is a major industry in san francisco, bringing in 8.5 billion supports 41,700 jobs and contributes 426 million to the city budget. this would create thousands of more jobs and generate hundreds of millions more dollars in new economic growth, particularly in the tourism and hospitality sector. one of the largest gaps san francisco has in meeting needs of convention planners is lack of large indoor facility that can accommodate 16,000 or more people. we know and this project would give us that. we know if it is built it will be used. we surveyed the largest

clients and found 80% felt it would add value to san francisco as a convention center. almost half said they are already ready to use that for anything ranging from general sessions to concerts. we know this would allow us the opportunity to host marquee events such as the democratic national convention or republican convention bringing in 15 million to 21 million, sporting events such as an nba, all star or something along those lines. we also know these type of visitors are big spenders and contribute more than your average visitor. they stay longer, 3.9 nights as opposed to 3.4. they spend more. 336 as opposed to 175. they support our hotel industry, 63% staying in local hotels compared to

50%. for those reasons we hope you will allow this to move forward. >> thank you. belfry, robert goodwin, akcarian and anthony favor. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i'm part of the clc member. we be having like three meetings already. i think warriors. the architects have been doing a nice presentation. they want to accommodate citizens, the needs for the arena. so they tried to do whatever they can. i think it is a good project. the way they have been doing is try to accommodate residents around there.

to me i'm part of the clc. they doing a great job. warriors try to accommodate to work it out. san francisco is there. even to see what the needs for traffic. i feel confident there will be a great project. i tip my hat as a member. now speaking on behalf of laborers. i represent over 4,000 members here. you can see everybody standing up in support of the project. we really need this project to keep going and get all the members back to work and san francisco back to work. i urge you to support this project. >> thank you.

next speaker, please. [applause] >> if i can ask folks to hold their applause. next speaker. >> my name is robert goodwin. i would like to thank the supervisors for the opportunity to speak on behalf of this project. i'm a long-time warrior fan. go back to days of frank's ownership. joe being mayor, remember games at civic center, cow palace. over the years i have seen warriors evolve. i want you to know this is by far the best ownership i have seen. this franchise will continue to get better and i think it will bring championships to the area. san francisco has the opportunity to get the warriors back. it is where they belong in the bay area. site on piers 30 and 32 are

ideally situated for fan base. i know they will have no problems selling out to 17,000 seats, probably for all 66 years of the lease. really advocating you act favorably on this and manage the process. the project can be completed by 2017, the stated goal. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. henry canillo, president of the san francisco market association. we have two choices. allow the piers to stay the way they are, don't do nothing, they fall apart and lose what we have, including the park that brings income or invest in rehabilitation piers and creating what will be a beautiful venue. i visualize a cultural hub with a building and arena

that will become a landmark. we look forward to this th* going forward and urge you to approve this. thank you. >> thank you very much. pier, ignacio, joshua. >> okay. i'm anthony faber, a resident of soma. i looked at the pictures today. looks pretty nice but i'm worried about what's happened with the cac. they are supposed to be an advisory committee. you don't have to listen but you should at least give them enough information that they can give constructive and intelligent advice. that apparently hasn't happened. so i hope you will be, you know, bringing the cic into the loop and keep it in the loop. if we don't have a voice on this, i don't know, there

are a lot of people who want this. we may not be listened to anyway. if you aren't going to listen to us websinger will oppose it. if you work with us, this might be a nice thing for the neighborhood. there is definite potential. we have to know what is going on. you guys didn't get the cac rolling fast enough so they could come and actually discuss it and take a vote and decide whether to go on. i hope that would be remedied in the future, thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, thank you for hearing me. i support the building at warrior stadium today. i personally signed on to a commitment that labor, the community and everyone else has supported to ensure the

stadium gets build. with all respect to the neighbors, where the construction will be going forward as san francisco natives as a resident who will live here, die here build on the warrior stadium i'm hoping you will support the project. thank you. >> if there are folks or member s f the public in the over flow room. i think there are a few seats that have opened up. if you would like to come over and be able to make a public comment please do make your way over. next speaker, please. >> thank you, supervisor. i'm very interested this this project. i hope it will be continuing. look forward for the golden state warriors to come over to san francisco. bringing more revenue from the city and for the hotel -- i work as a hotel district. i know how will be coming

great project for golden state warriors, plus the event that we are going to have in the city especially like fleet weeks is going to be bringing lot of money to the city. it will be great. i'm looking for work for that project. i appreciate that. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon, ignacio castillo, part of labors 261 in san francisco. as business manager hernandez stated we are here in support of this project. this is great not only creating construction jobs but also permanent jobs. we are looking forward for the board of supervisors to

approve what is in front of you today and we are in full support, thank you. >> thank you. >> afternoon, supervisors. i'm peter, resident of rin con hill the last ten years. when i studied structured finance at mit when i was doing my mba, you have to consider the costs. the impact will it have on our neighborhood, those are real costs to the city and residents. yet all the study is pushed off . this feasibility study is only focusing on the the revenue and economic benefits but not getting into thoses issues. thank you, supervisor avalos for bringing up the number. at the first cac meeting mr. welch said up to 300 so it is very interesting now all of a sudden sit down

205. that is i believe still their aim. again as enterprise they have to maximum their revenue, that is their goal. when you start talking about the parking impacts or traffic impacts studied later, these are different, where only 50 are regular events. the others are one-time where people will come in. the san francisco chronicle published an article in summer about parking of giants fans, how they circle around, looking for spots to avoid the $40 traffic fees. this neighborhood around that venue is very different. bunch of small streets. anyway, i'm surely come to more meetings and address this but please consider this, thank you. >> thank you. i do not have any other speaker cards.

if you have not had a chance to speak but would like to, line up and we will hear your comments. good afternoon, joshua arsay with bright line. i want to make sure chair chu and supervisor kim you are aware this morning something historic happened with respect to this. this is the first time private project has agreed to follow mandatory local hiring. this is historic. i say that because there is a lot of excitement. one of us on the community side in working with laborers, carpenters and other trades and warriors folks are excited about is the project is fiscally feasible. we needed to know that before we did that. the thing is one of the unsung community heros to get us to do that is abu, from bay view hunter's point. what is historic is abu has pushed to advance community opportunity, particularly in southeast sector bay

view hunter's point. abu stepped up and signed onto a historic letter of commitment to do local hiring, work with labor, community, the warriors, the developer, the contractor and i think we got what we need as far as fiscal feasibility. i hear some kind of concern to get more informations or more research. that's going to happen. this is a long process. this is day one. do i not want to see a delay face supervisors because there is such incredible momentum to take local hiring, come together with community groups that sign the letter of commitment with the mayor, with our labor partners and with the warriors and folks doing this web core and hunt that are building it. i just actually didn't realize the delay was a possibility. it kind of maybe blunted enthusiasm. the way to pick up on it is don't delay, move it forward and get this done, thanks. >> thank you, next speaker.

>> who will we. acu. >> thank you. >> i'm james bryant. i'm from the western region. let me just start by saying there is no way we are going to delay this matter. absolutely no way. ladies and gentlemen, let me make this clear. we had a vote last week. we elected a president that said we are going to produce more jobs, all right. this is a mandate for not only the country but san francisco. this is our opportunity, ladies and gentlemen, to make it really clear as you just heard from the community, a community that has unemployment at rates of 20% or more, this is their opportunity. th